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Girl name Greek origin Christian tradition

Margaret

MAR-gret · 8 letters · 3 syllables
What it means
Pearl
Language
Greek
Culture
Greek/English
Religion
Christian
Style era
timeless
Themes
classic · gemstone
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#119
2024 births2,303
Peak year1921
First appeared1880
Total US births1,262,307
1921 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
MaggieMegPeggyGreta
Alternate spellings
MargretMargarette
In other languages
Margaret (English)Marguerite (French)Margherita (Italian)Margarita (Spanish)Margarethe (German)

Sibling name suggestions

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Henry
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Notable people named Margaret

Queen Margaret
Margaret Thatcher
Margaret Atwood